Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-14
KENTUCKY MOONSHINERS.
hangers Encountered by Deputy
Marshals Who Are sent To- Ar
rest Them.

The deputy United States marshal
are busy in this district. composed O
the counties of Clay, Harland, Bell, an,
Knox, writes Il Bourbonville, XIV.
correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
qutrcr. They have now in the tails o
Whitney, Laurel, and Knox about fort,
prisoners, most of them charged witt
''moonshining. Two of them ar,
charged with manufacturing and utter
ing counterfeit coin. They are Sherman
Freeman and Buck Bolin. The arrest
OF these men will illustrate the methods
which the deputy marshals must pursue
To accomplish their purpose. Both
men lived in Clay county, but many
miles apart, though partners in the
manufacture of the queer" Freeman
yea on Otter creek, IL lonely place. rs
al these mountain creek localities are.
Deputy John Rogers took with him
four men, well armed. After a LONG
ride they arrived mt night within five
hundred yards of Frecman's cabin.
There the horses were left. and the Of
icers went on foot the remainder of
the distance, SO rs not to alarm the
game Reaching the door. Rogers
knocked. A voice answered 'Who :
there' civil reply was given, when
the door was opened. Rogers and his
deputies stepped in and getting tine
drop on the men commanded them to
hold up their hands, which they did.
Rogers was known to Freeman. who
recognized ms voice, and it was well he
ana. Inc men were IN bed with pistol
b' their sides. Freeman had been no.
titled 10 leave the place by written
notice nailed to his gate-post, and va,
gwen ten days TO get out, at the end OF
which time the gang was to carry out
Their threat of removing him. The
time expired the night that the mar.
shall arrived, and Freeman was ready
for the attack The officers came near
having desperate. fight by mistake.
ms Is Freeman story, but the officers
had cot 1.-The drop on the men. or il
might have been different story.
Buck BOlin was arrested at the head OF
GooSc creek, about twenty miles away.
on the same night. He is school
teacher. The men were placed in jail
ut Barboursvlle. They were dlscov.
cred by the payment to boy. bv Free
man, Tor services rendered. of com-
trrfcit silver dollar. which he was an.
able to get changed.
\ United States marshal dare not
20 into any of those mounted settle
ments TO make an arrest unarmed. lie
generally starts out so rs to reach his
destination 10y night approaches the
offenders stopping place stealthily. and
gets the drop on him. Tha, is the
Is .f.,l . /. l. f.
W hen 1t is done. and the man throws
uP MS hands the JIG is up. On the
road 10 pr son the prisoner is informed .
OF the charge against him. To 30
through. The formula of reading IA war
rant TO man on Otter creek before he .
Is disarmed would b. the death-war-
rant of the foolhardy officer.
The deputies have arduous and dan
..rouS duties TO perform. but they per-
form them witt as much consideration
As possible under the circum stances.
Nevertheless, Uncle Sans processe,
often bring grief and distress TO many
poor, wretched familie, i'm the Kentucky
mountains. 1t is not alone the man
who llclty makes whisky that is ar
rested. but if a poor devil sells a little
to neighbor he j., Liable to information
and removal TO Louisville or Coyinoton
Tor trial. He may be the only scauty
support of Il large family, but Uncle
sam is incNhorable. and he must rc,
Ont of bed and leave his wife aud
children and travel with the marshal.
no matter what the weather. Should
the marshal be lenient TO the prisoner.
hat j, his lookout. and few of them ,
lrc wiling to take the desperate risk, ,
These nOuntaincers. il they have the
chance, had rather fight and take the ,
'iSk OF being killed than TO be taken ,
lWay from home for months, perhaps
or years For these rude men love +.
nome. poor and destitute rs it may bc. s
ma u seems that the poorer it is the 4,
more desperately they will fight for il. ?
Uncle sam IS an energctically Of the &
They should never f
ayor the abolition of the internal +
evenuc system - applied TO the manu- q
acturc OF intoX cants. nor waste their O.
me lighting for Il constitutional amend. n
nent prohibiting their manufacture. !,
I the prohibitioniSts will forbid the =
ale, and the government tax the lcgit- 6
nate manufacture and punish the IL J.
igitimatc. the manufacture will soon 4
ca>c. Howard, who i under indict- &,
lent for the shooting of Col Hugh -
iogerS in Harlan county, is among the !.
prisoners in the jail at ;,
He was spoken 10 a
bout the shooting. His replies show o.
/ HIM to be full of cunning. His i
tile. keen restless eyes did not rest d,
Ill on the visitor. Their glances were N,
ritiye and suspicious. He denied the ~,
looting in an argumentativc way by n,
Iplainpg that his clothing did not IL
MT the description nor his foot the size 81
the man who was seen going up To ~
ogers window; that. in fact, the ~
'imc was committed by another. =,
hose father-in-law, being on the grand N
Try, prevented his Indictment That ,o
an. he said. had gone to North Car -.
ina. Howard is of medium size. Il;
ight built, with light. thin hair He Fl,
restless and nervous. He can not dc
and still. and his attitudes, as he shifts ~,